These Panels feature a vase of flowers in a pattern called "The Tree of Life".
Looks like a heart to me :)
Urns were a common theme included in classical artwork as well as the decades just before and after 1900.
Because the urn is with "The Tree of Life"; it is likely a symbol celebrating life.
(If you would like to read a short piece about how urns were seen as positive images;
I found a great explanation on the "Bienenstock Furniture Library".)
Photo Source:Smithsonian Online Collection
©: listed as Public Domain with CC0 license
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 E 91st St, New York, NY 10128
No comments:
New comments are not allowed.